We here at The Hill is Home are aware that the United States National Arboretum isn’t exactly within the Capitol Hill boundaries. But since the Arboretum is within biking, driving, or bus-riding distance of the Hill, and since it is a magical place where you can frolic and delight in this weird thing called “nature,” [...]
Tags: Arboretum·spring·united states national arboretum·USDA·volunteer·volunteer opportunities·volunteering
The day isn’t called Thanksgiving for nothing. There are those among us who could use a helping hand year round, and the holidays are no exception. Why not mark the start of the season by giving back to the less fortunate? Even if you’ll be out of town for the holidays, there are many ways [...]
On Saturday, August 25th, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., volunteers throughout the city will descend on various DC Public Schools sites to participate in DCPS’s annual Beautification Day. DCPS hopes to have over 3,500 volunteers scattered throughout every neighborhood in the city, working to make sure that every school in DC is ready for [...]
Tags: beautifucation day·DCPS·first day of school·Schools·volunteering
Looking to add something a little more meaningful than suntans and cookouts to your summer schedule? The Homeless Children’s Playtime Project is in need of volunteers to help out at the DC General Emergency Shelter this summer. Located at 1900 Massachusetts Ave SE, this is the largest emergency family shelter in DC. The facility has [...]
Tags: Community·kids·volunteering
The Sherwood Neighborhood Volunteers will host their next event on Saturday, May 5, from 9 am until 1 pm. They will be reopening the newly refurbished field, planting several bushes near the entrance, and celebrating the one year anniversary of the planting of last spring’s new trees. Neighborhood restaurants the Argonaut & the Queen Vic [...]
Tags: gardening·Sherwood·Sherwood Neighborhood Volunteers·spring·volunteering·volunteers
There are loads of “only in DC” opportunities we benefit from as Hill residents: watching July 4th fireworks from the roof of your house (on the Mall, in PG County, and in the middle of the your street too), walking/jogging/biking through the Capitol grounds as part of your daily routine, and having Members of Congress [...]
I wouldn’t say its the best time of year (summer, no one compares to you) but the holiday season does have something special about it. Shopping, and finding the perfect gifts for the people on your list brings a certain sense of accomplishment. But its also nice to play Santa by donating to an organization [...]
Tags: Community·volunteering
Folks: make a difference by reaching to the back of your coat closet, or the front, and taking out a couple of items you no longer really wear. (Though check the pockets first for spare keys, jewelry and anything else you are not quite ready to donate.) Now’s the time to take inventory of all [...]
Tags: Boy Scouts·Charity·clothing drive·Neighbors·volunteering
Seniors, the meal is on the stove now. Safeway will be sponsoring a Thanksgiving dinner–or full food event– for seniors today, Wednesday, to be served at the Convention Center between 9:30 am and 1 pm. The event will also feature a health screening, employment information, musical entertainment and give-aways. It will be staffed by volunteers. [...]
Tags: Food·volunteering
This Saturday, October 22, between 10am and 1pm the Sherwood Neighborhood Volunteers invite you to join them for the fall clean up at Sherwood Recreation Center (10 & G, NE). Bring gloves, if you have them, and pitch in for a little mulching, weeding, and planting hundreds of spring bulbs (courtesy of the Capitol Hill [...]
Tags: DPR·gardening·Sherwood·Sherwood Neighborhood Volunteers·volunteering·volunteers
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